"weten" meaning in Dutch

See weten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈʋeːtə(n)/ Audio: Nl-weten.ogg
Rhymes: -eːtən Etymology: From Middle Dutch wēten, from Old Dutch witan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“know”), a root perfect from the root *weyd-. The past tense forms is also composed of the regular past tense marker -te. Etymology templates: {{root|nl|ine-pro|*weyd-}}, {{inh|nl|dum|wēten}} Middle Dutch wēten, {{inh|nl|odt|witan}} Old Dutch witan, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*witan}} Proto-West Germanic *witan, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*witaną}} Proto-Germanic *witaną, {{inh|nl|ine-pro|*wóyde||know}} Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“know”) Head templates: {{nl-verb}} weten Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-irr|weten}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], weten [infinitive], weten [gerund, neuter], weet [first-person, present, singular], wist [first-person, past, singular], weet [present, second-person, singular], wist [past, second-person, singular], weet [formal, present, second-person, singular], wist [formal, past, second-person, singular], weet [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], weet [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], wist [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], wist [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], weet [present, singular, third-person], wist [past, singular, third-person], weten [plural, present], wisten [past, plural], wete [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], wiste [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], weten [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], wisten [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], weet [imperative, present, singular], weet [archaic, imperative, plural, present], wetend [participle, present], geweten [participle, past]
  1. (transitive) to know (knowledge), to be aware of something Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-weten-nl-verb-DN8SzSwi
  2. (transitive) to remember Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-weten-nl-verb-OC7Eux0Z
  3. (auxiliary, with te) to be able to, to manage to (literally, "to know how to/to know of a way to") Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-weten-nl-verb-D-uE47Jd Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 70 10 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kennen

Verb

IPA: /ˈʋeːtə(n)/ Audio: Nl-weten.ogg
Rhymes: -eːtən Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} weten
  1. inflection of wijten:
    plural past indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, past, plural Form of: wijten
    Sense id: en-weten-nl-verb-DbxX1i65
  2. inflection of wijten:
    (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive
    Tags: dated, form-of, formal, past, plural, subjunctive Form of: wijten
    Sense id: en-weten-nl-verb-OG3wa2BM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "word": "betweter"
    },
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "onwetend"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "te weten"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "van de hoed en de rand weten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "van wanten weten"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "weten hoe laat het is"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "weten waar Abraham de mosterd haalt"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wetenschap"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wetenswaardig"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        {
          "english": "I know what that planet is called.",
          "text": "Ik weet hoe die planeet heet.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I don't know Russia, I don't know anything about that country.",
          "text": "Ik ken Rusland niet, ik weet niets over dat land.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I know how to cook well, but I don't really know Indonesian cuisine; I don't even know how to prepare fried rice.",
          "text": "Ik kan goed koken, maar de Indonesische keuken ken ik eigenlijk niet; ik weet niet eens hoe je nasi goreng klaarmaakt.",
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          "english": "I still remember how cold it was last year.",
          "text": "Ik weet nog hoe koud het vorig jaar was.",
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        "(transitive) to remember"
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          "english": "The Batavians were able to defend themselves well against the Roman attack.",
          "text": "De Batavieren wisten zich goed te verdedigen tegen de Romeinse aanval.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "This party was not able to reach the electoral threshold before.",
          "text": "Deze partij wist niet eerder de kiesdrempel te halen.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "Do you know a nice pub around here? – I can locate a few, but I only know one of them really well.",
          "text": "Weet jij een leuk cafeetje hier in de buurt? – Ik weet er een paar te zitten, maar ik ken er maar eentje echt goed.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "My great-grandmother, she was actually not from here, strictly speaking. From Bridgetown, she was. 'Bados', the local people say, because they can't speak like us. Bajan... Bajan, they speak there, a kind of Creole, but still a bit different from ours.",
          "ref": "2003, Marylin Simons, Carrousel, Paramaribo: Okopipi, →ISBN, page 53:",
          "text": "Die overgrootmoeder van me, ze was eigenlijk niet van hier, als je goed berekent. Is van Bridgetown was ze. ‘Bados’ zeggen die mensen van daar want ze weten niet als wij te praten. Badyan... is Badyan praten ze daar, een soort van Negerengels ma' toch een beetje anders als van ons.",
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          "english": "I know what that planet is called.",
          "text": "Ik weet hoe die planeet heet.",
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          "english": "I don't know Russia, I don't know anything about that country.",
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          "english": "I know how to cook well, but I don't really know Indonesian cuisine; I don't even know how to prepare fried rice.",
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          "english": "The Batavians were able to defend themselves well against the Roman attack.",
          "text": "De Batavieren wisten zich goed te verdedigen tegen de Romeinse aanval.",
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        {
          "english": "This party was not able to reach the electoral threshold before.",
          "text": "Deze partij wist niet eerder de kiesdrempel te halen.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "Do you know a nice pub around here? – I can locate a few, but I only know one of them really well.",
          "text": "Weet jij een leuk cafeetje hier in de buurt? – Ik weet er een paar te zitten, maar ik ken er maar eentje echt goed.",
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          "english": "My great-grandmother, she was actually not from here, strictly speaking. From Bridgetown, she was. 'Bados', the local people say, because they can't speak like us. Bajan... Bajan, they speak there, a kind of Creole, but still a bit different from ours.",
          "ref": "2003, Marylin Simons, Carrousel, Paramaribo: Okopipi, →ISBN, page 53:",
          "text": "Die overgrootmoeder van me, ze was eigenlijk niet van hier, als je goed berekent. Is van Bridgetown was ze. ‘Bados’ zeggen die mensen van daar want ze weten niet als wij te praten. Badyan... is Badyan praten ze daar, een soort van Negerengels ma' toch een beetje anders als van ons.",
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